FY 2015 Department of the Interior Appropriations
(
3/5/14)

Geoscience-related agencies within the Department of the Interior include the U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution. The U.S. Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture is also included in this chart.

Fiscal Year (FY)
2015 Department of the Interior Appropriations Process (millions of dollars)

Account

FY 12
Enacted

FY13
Enacted^

FY 14
Enacted

Percent Change
FY 12 -
FY 14

Percent Change
FY 13 -
FY 14

FY 15
President's Request(PR)

Percent Change
FY 14 - FY 15 Request

U.S. Geological Survey

1068

1012.2

1032

-3.4

1.9

1073.3

4

- Natural Hazards

131.1

123.5

128.3

-2.1

3.9

128.3

0

-- Earthquake Hazards

53.8

50.8

53.8

0

5.9

54.1

0.6

-- Volcano Hazards

24.1

22.7

23.1

-4.1

1.8

23.3

0.9

-- Landslide Hazards

3.2

2.9

3.5

9.4

20.7

3.5

0

-- Global Seismographic Network

5.2

4.9

4.9

-5.8

0

4.9

0

-- Geomagnetism

2

1.9

1.9

-5

0

1.9

0

-- Coastal and Marine Geology

42.8

48.9

41.3

-3.5

2.5

40.6

-1.7

- Energy, Minerals & Environmental

96.1

90.5

91.5

-4.8

1.1

99.1

8.3

-- Mineral Resources

48.8

45.9

45.9

-5.9

0

46.3

0.9

-- Energy Resources

27.6

25.9

25.9

-6.2

0

26.9

0

-- Contaminant Biology

9.2

8.6

9.6

4.3

11.6

12

25

-- Toxic Substances Hydrology

10.6

9.9

9.9

-6.6

0

13.8

39.4

- Core Science Systems

114.3

107.6

108.8

-4.8

1.1

109.4

0.6

-- National Cooperative Geologic Mapping

25.9

24.4

24.4

-5.8

0

24.5

0.4

-- Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research*

25.4

23.9

24.3

-4.3

1.7

24.4

0.4

--Geospatial Program

62.9

59.3

60.1

-4.5

1.3

60.4

0.5

- Water Resources Programs

209.6

197.4

207.3

-1.1

5

210.4

1.5

- Ecosystems

158.3

149.1

152.8

-3.5

2.5

162

6

- Climate and Land Use Change

141.4

133.2

131.9

-6.7

-1

149.1

13

- Facilities

100.4

100

100.4

0

0.4

106.7

6.3

- Administration & Enterprise

116.8

110.7

110.7

-5.2

0

108.3

-2.2

Bureau of Land Management

1129

1059.3

1106.5

-2

4.5

1343.9

6.1

- Energy and Minerals Management

107.6

108.5

130.1

20.9

19.9

102.8

-21

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)**

160.8

152.6

166.9

3.8

9.4

169.8

1.7

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)***

182.5

173.2

187.7

2.8

8.4

189.7

1.1

National Park Service

2579.6

2397.6

2561.5

-0.7

6.8

2283.9

2.1

- NPS Resource Stewardship

327.1

308.4

327

-0.03

6

331.9

0.7

Smithsonian Institution

810

640.5

805

-0.6

25.7

850

5.6

U.S. Forest Service

4846

4540.5

5479.6

13.1

20.7

4771

-13.2

- Minerals and Geology Management

83.4

77.7

76.4

-8.4

-1.7

-

-

All numbers in millions of dollars.

^ With Sequester
^^ 2015 est.
*Includes the Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program which would receive a $400,000 increase
**Subtotal, Ocean Energy Management (excludes Less Use of Offsetting Collections)
***Subtotal, Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement (excludes Less Use of Offsetting Collections)

The President released his fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget proposal on March 4, 2014. Details about the Department of the Interior's (DOI) budget request can be found on the DOI web site. Further details about the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) proposed budget can be found here.

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